The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With Memoir and Critical Dissertations, Volume 2J. Nichol, 1859 |
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... lights which never were on sea or shore , ladders of glory , and palaces of enchantment , swim before him , till , whether he be sleeping or waking , in the body or out of the body , he cannot tell . That he was little recognised at ...
... lights which never were on sea or shore , ladders of glory , and palaces of enchantment , swim before him , till , whether he be sleeping or waking , in the body or out of the body , he cannot tell . That he was little recognised at ...
Page xxi
... light till 1633. A few sonnets , too , were picked up in old publications , and pre- served by Mr Todd in his edition of Spenser's works . He returned to Ireland in 1597 , and in the succeeding year we find him recommended by the queen ...
... light till 1633. A few sonnets , too , were picked up in old publications , and pre- served by Mr Todd in his edition of Spenser's works . He returned to Ireland in 1597 , and in the succeeding year we find him recommended by the queen ...
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... light of that fair lamp yblent , 2 And cover'd heaven with hideous dreriment ; 3 Upon his card and compass firms his eye , The masters of his long experiment , And to them does the steady helm apply , Bidding his winged vessel fairly ...
... light of that fair lamp yblent , 2 And cover'd heaven with hideous dreriment ; 3 Upon his card and compass firms his eye , The masters of his long experiment , And to them does the steady helm apply , Bidding his winged vessel fairly ...
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... light An uncouth , savage , and uncivil wight , Of grisly hue and foul ill - favour'd sight ; [ blear'd , His face with smoke was tann'd , and eyes were His head and beard with soot were ill bedight , 5 His coal - black hands did seem ...
... light An uncouth , savage , and uncivil wight , Of grisly hue and foul ill - favour'd sight ; [ blear'd , His face with smoke was tann'd , and eyes were His head and beard with soot were ill bedight , 5 His coal - black hands did seem ...
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... light ; Such as a lamp , whose life does fade away ; Or as the moon , clothed with cloudy night , Does shew to him that walks in fear and sad affright . XXX . In all that room was nothing to be seen But huge great iron chests , and ...
... light ; Such as a lamp , whose life does fade away ; Or as the moon , clothed with cloudy night , Does shew to him that walks in fear and sad affright . XXX . In all that room was nothing to be seen But huge great iron chests , and ...
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adown amongst arms beast behold Belphoebe blood bold Britomart Britons brought called CANTO Churl Corineus courser cruel dame damsel daughter deadly dear death deeds delight dismay'd doth dreadful Edmund Spenser Eftsoons Elfin Knight ensample espied evermore eyes Faerie Queene Faery Knight fair fair ladies false fast fear fell fierce flame fled Florimell foul Gabriel Harvey gentle golden goodly grace grief ground Guyon hand haste hath heart heaven heavenly honour huge king knight lady late light Locrine lust maid Mammon mighty mortal NeĀ¹ never nigh noble nought nymph pain palmer Paridell poet praise Prince quoth rest Satyrane secret seem'd shame shield sight Sith sleep soon sore sorrow spear Spenser sprite squire steed strange sweet thee thence things thou unto unwares vile wanton warlike weary ween whenas wicked wondrous wound wretched XXVII XXXIII